On September 22, 2015 the Ocean Protection Council will hold its public meeting at the Natural Resources Building Auditorium in Sacramento. The OPC will be acting on items related to Proposition 1 grant guidelines and the Maine Protected Area (MPA) Statewide Team work plan, and hearing an informational update on the MPA signage project.

In the morning on September 22, the OPC will host an informational workshop regarding the El Niño and its impacts on living marine resources, and will explore specific impacts on a few economically important fisheries in California. This workshop will be held from 9:30am to 11:30am at the California State Library, Room 500. More information can be found here.

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council ChairMatt Rodriquez, Secretary for Environmental ProtectionGavin Newsom, Chair of the State Lands CommissionFran Pavley, State SenatorBill Quirk, State AssemblymemberGeraldine Knatz, Public MemberMichael Brown, Public Member

1. Welcome and Council Member AnnouncementsSecretary Laird, Council Chair

NOTESAgenda items may be re-ordered at the discretion of the council chair.

Please fill out a Request to Speak card to provide public comment on non-agenda items or on a specific agenda item. Comment on agenda items will be taken following each item.

Comments may be sent by email to: COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov. Written public comment must be received by 4 pm on September 10, 2015 to be included in the materials provided to the council prior to the meeting. Materials received after that date will be distributed to the council at the beginning of the meeting. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the meeting.